Despite what my last post said, inre: the Nets being pushovers, tonights game proved other wise. Vince Carter as well as Devin Harris were relentless in their offense, and the Nets just would not go away.
The remaining big 2 were rather quiet, Pierce with 10 and Allen with 12. The big story was Rajon Rondo.
Rondo continued to impress, exposing all the other NBA point guards as either lazy or totally naive to his abilities. His constant slashing to the basket, ability to find the open man, and his scoring overall has become a full arsenal of all that makes a solid point guard of championship caliber.
He played 32 minutes, putting up 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Marbury has also started to come into his role on the team, and while he won't be seeing as much playing time as Rondo, he is a wonderful compliment to the work that young Rajon is doing.
Glen Davis, still starting in KG's absense played just under 32 minutes with only 8 points and 3 rebounds. Not one of his best games, but he is getting quality minutes that he will undoubtably benefit from come the playoffs. He will certainly need to step up his game Friday when Miami comes to town, but I have full confidence he is evolving into a great big time ball player.
It was a nail-biter, and the Nets managed to come within 2 with 20 seconds left. After a missed shot by Carter the Nets maintained possession giving the ball up to Harris who missed a long two. Allen pulled down the loose ball as time wound down.
Celtics win 106-104
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